Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-11
State News.
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trausiet IN tue employ OF A. Record. moved
to Augusta last week-Our local board of
health organized last week with the following
choice of officers: Chairman, Fl. REYNOLDS
NJ. D.; Secretary, c. E Knight, NJ D-A.
b, Parkman has purchased a lot o, land On
Main street OF Mrs. L. H. Warehsm. ami is
soon to erect set of buildings on is.-Sey.
eral from this place attended the graduating
exercises at Wilton Academy last Friday
evenlng.-Rev. C. f. Bisbee. the new NJ r.
minister, formerly of Goodwin's Mills
preached his first sermon here last SUNDAY
A Record is building stable adjoining his
| house at the head of Pleasant street-The
present term of school in the village district
is to be of ten weeks duration, closing FRI
day, July lst.-Sumner Houghton of Weld
was IN town last week.-A. Record is grading
and otherwise improving the grounds around
his new residence on Church street A meet
ing OF the Livermor- Falls Base Bail A.socis
ton will be held Thursday evening Of this
week.-Rev. ii. c. Munson is recovering
from his recent iliness.-A lock I'D il being
oulit under the hearse house on Depot street.
The following officers of Rockomeka Lodge
OF Good Templars were elected at the last
regular meeting for the ensuing Quarter
George Vining, W. c. T.; Mrs. Emma Treat,
W. v T.; Miss Nellie Barton, W f s :;
Miss Blsnch Lyford, w. T.; Herbert Whit
comb. w. NJ; Chas. r. Loring, W. C. ::
Chas II. Thompson. w. l. G.; Frank War
rem, W. 0. Glowing to the high water A.
Records driving Crew were Obliged to return
home without starting the logs down river
from Rumford Falls They started again
this week.-George W. Wheeler of Farming.
ton was 10 town last week.-Granville Rich
mond has returned from Boston e W.
pressev sold his fine appearing bay mare to
Boston parties last week for $500 Mice
have gnawed one half Of the apple trees
owned by Josiah Mitchell of Jay during the
past winter. OF this number 2O6 apple trees
and nine plum trees have been entirely ruined
The Lewiston Journal says The chief
barrier to business progress in Lewiston is
the 10000 spindes yet idle in the Lincoln
and Lewiston mills, but it looks a. if some
thing might soon be done to move these idle
water wheels. The continaed good show ing
OF cotton spindles that ar moving, ought to
start some syndicate like that which has taken
hold OF the Denison property, to take these
two idle cotton mills and give them momen.
tum. Our mills are yet working on orders
ahead sud BUSINESS is on a sound and healthy
| basis. No better time could be fouad IN
which to get capitalists interested in these
properties Ara Cushman & Co., of Auburn,
have hired tn. large building owned by H. r.
Smith, Esq , and formerly occupied as shoe
| factory, and will occupy the four floors and
basement, for the slipper and canvass depart.
ments of their manufactory This change
will vacate the upper floors of their large FAC.
tory and give room for an important exten
sion OF their calf goods product. This leased
factory is being put in order and will be
| started up rs soon as possible. 1t is thought
that this enlargement will give work to about
100 more hands.
FARMINGToN.--Our correspondent writes
May 8: small fire occurred Saturday noon
at Prescott's mil, caused by the sparks from
the chimney. The fire company were on
hand, but the fire was extnguished before the
engine was ready. A similar accident oc-
| CURED at Houses mill this week-Rev. L.
IL. Bean and wife returned home from con
| ference Tuesday The NJ. church society
gave them a welcome in the evening at their
home Rev. c. II. Pope, pastor OF the Con-
gregational church read his resignation Sun
day, and then asked leave Of absence un il
| August LIST, which was granted. Mr. Pope
| sailed tor Europe Thursday where he intends
| to speud the summer.-The Baptist church is
well under way 1t will be completed IN a
| monlh.-The Wilson's minstrel troupe PLAYED
al Music Hall, Wednesday evening to large
crowd.
| kENNEBEC.
LIrcHFIELe Our correspondent writes
May 8; Services were held at the Congrvga.
tional church Sundav-the first time for three
weeks. Rev. J. T. H4wes hal so far r, COW
cred as to be able TO preach, though still
feeble His daughter, Mrs. Bean OF Gray, is
| stopping with him at present.-James Kicker
has SO far recovered from his long and dam
gerous illness, as 10 be able to walk out a
| short distance.-J + Chase is painting and
repairing the old homestead. Many OF the
schools in town began Monday. The village
school is taught by Miss Title f. Rogers.
of our own town, who has had charge of the
school the past year, and whom the citizens
| hope to retain for the coming YEAR lie
| Salvation Army mt etings at West Litcbteld
are largely attended and very interesting.
OXFORD.
|. Wayland kimbaii's Chair Factory at
| West Paris came near being destroyed by fire
| Saturday noon. The men had left the mill
at noon for dinner. While the engineer was
waiting on the veranda of the hotel, lie
noticed a strange smoke coming the steam
mill, and called the attention of other men TO
| the Sun. ke Two young men started upon the
run for the steam mill and found the root of
| the mill on fire, it having caught from sparks.
| evidently from the smOke-stack. The alarm
whistle was sounded and soon some one hun
bred men were on hand to do all they could
to put out the fire. Fortunately there was
no wind at the time and after heroic effort
on the part of those present, the fire was put
out. This is the third fire that has started IN
| this village within very short time, says our
correspondent, and still we are doing noih
ing in the way of organizing a fire depart
ment. No engine, no ladders, no water tanks
to assist in case fire should break out.
PESoBsCoT.
Two Young men named George Carey and
Smith Ogden of Passsdumkeag, were out IN
| a canoe Thursday night and were upset.
| Ogden got on top Of the canoe and succeed
| ed in getting ashore about a mile below the
village. but Carey thinking he could swim
ashore IL fit the boat and was drowned. A
| large crew is looking for his body but has
not discovered it yet He leaves a wife and
was about twenty five years of age
| The officers of the Penobscot Savings
Bark. Bangor. are: A. VI. 1bnson, f. A.
Thompson, Is. B Vaughan, J. S. Wiley,
Wm. Buck J + Hughes. Directors. AT a
meeting of the directors, A. NJ Robinson
was chosen President, and w. c. Woodbury.,
Treasurer, vice C. B. klttredge resigned,
who has been chosen Cashier of kineo
| National Bank.
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